
The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time Preview
Preview: Season 38 Episode 17 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
It defines our lives, but what is time really? Have a look into its true nature.
Time. We waste it, save it, kill it, make it. The world runs on it. Yet ask physicists what time actually is, and the answer might shock you: They have no idea. Even more surprising, the deep sense we have of time passing from present to past may be nothing more than an illusion. How can our understanding of something so familiar be so wrong?
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.

The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time Preview
Preview: Season 38 Episode 17 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Time. We waste it, save it, kill it, make it. The world runs on it. Yet ask physicists what time actually is, and the answer might shock you: They have no idea. Even more surprising, the deep sense we have of time passing from present to past may be nothing more than an illusion. How can our understanding of something so familiar be so wrong?
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